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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Only two weeks...
Only two weeks until Ryan's 1st birthday! It's so hard to believe how fast this first year has gone! At first I was a little sad about my baby growing up, but I realize how lucky we are to have him in our life and what a great 12 months its been. Sure, it was hard at times and Ryan was quite fussy for six months straight, but in the grand scheme of things, it was all still great and I wouldn't change a thing (okay, maybe I wish he had slept through the night sooner!). So with that perspective, I'm looking forward to a great birthday weekend and spending time with family and friends and celebrating the wonderful baby that God has blessed us with!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Gameday pictures
GO DAWGS!! Check out Ryan's super cool red overalls! He had a great time sitting in Daddy's lap watching his Bulldogs beat South Carolina.
Alright, so I know this was actually last week against Central Michigan, but this was an amazing run by Knowshon Moreno and worthy of being included in gameday photos!
Alright, so I know this was actually last week against Central Michigan, but this was an amazing run by Knowshon Moreno and worthy of being included in gameday photos!
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Lake Lanier
As many of you probably know, Coleson and I used to have a boat. This was back before a hefty mortage payment, tuition for a master's degree, and a baby :) We kept the boat in our garage and would put it in at War Hill Park, I'd say an average of once a week. It was a wonderful summer and I have lots of great memories of our boat (and of course bad ones too, like Coleson yelling at me when I'd try to drive the boat up on to the trailer; Coleson likes to say if we hadn't sold the boat, we'd probably be divored by now.) Anyways.
So yesterday afternoon, Ryan and I decided to get out for a walk and some fresh air. I headed up to War Hill Park, which I hadn't been to in probably two years. Now, like everyone else in Georgia, I know Lake Lanier is way down. But I didn't really know it until I saw it firsthand. And saw it somewhere where I have clear memories of the old days, thus allowing me to really put it all in perspective. I was totally caught off guard. The boat ramps are of course closed; there'd be no way to get a boat into the water. Then there's the metal dock where we used to swing back around to and pick up our passengers once we were in the water. Yea, that dock is dry and sits probably 30 feet from the new waterline. It was just crazy.
I think what really got me though was how deserted the whole place was. I'll give you that it was a Wednesday afternoon, but still there was no other signs of life anywhere. I really felt like the world could have ended. There were no cars, no boats on the water, nothing. And get this, I actually walked to what used to be an island; I had driven a boat across where I was walking. Kinda hard to believe. It was all very humbling.
I felt sad at first, that we had allowed this to happen. That we had ruined something so beautiful. But then I remembered that Lake Lanier is man-made, so I'm not really sure what to make of that. We created it, but then we destroyed it. Not sure how that fits into the big picture and being good stewards and all that, way over my head. All I know is, what was once a beautiful and fun-filled lake is now, for all practical purposes, gone. Yes, they advertise that 70% of the lake is still there on those feel-good boating commercials, but I don't know that I would go out on it. There are trees sticking up out of the middle of the water. It's a totally different lake than it used to be and I'm not willing to risk my marriage by driving a boat across a newly forming island. :)
So yesterday afternoon, Ryan and I decided to get out for a walk and some fresh air. I headed up to War Hill Park, which I hadn't been to in probably two years. Now, like everyone else in Georgia, I know Lake Lanier is way down. But I didn't really know it until I saw it firsthand. And saw it somewhere where I have clear memories of the old days, thus allowing me to really put it all in perspective. I was totally caught off guard. The boat ramps are of course closed; there'd be no way to get a boat into the water. Then there's the metal dock where we used to swing back around to and pick up our passengers once we were in the water. Yea, that dock is dry and sits probably 30 feet from the new waterline. It was just crazy.
I think what really got me though was how deserted the whole place was. I'll give you that it was a Wednesday afternoon, but still there was no other signs of life anywhere. I really felt like the world could have ended. There were no cars, no boats on the water, nothing. And get this, I actually walked to what used to be an island; I had driven a boat across where I was walking. Kinda hard to believe. It was all very humbling.
I felt sad at first, that we had allowed this to happen. That we had ruined something so beautiful. But then I remembered that Lake Lanier is man-made, so I'm not really sure what to make of that. We created it, but then we destroyed it. Not sure how that fits into the big picture and being good stewards and all that, way over my head. All I know is, what was once a beautiful and fun-filled lake is now, for all practical purposes, gone. Yes, they advertise that 70% of the lake is still there on those feel-good boating commercials, but I don't know that I would go out on it. There are trees sticking up out of the middle of the water. It's a totally different lake than it used to be and I'm not willing to risk my marriage by driving a boat across a newly forming island. :)
Monday, September 8, 2008
Monday morning highlights
We had a great time in Destin this past week. Only one day of slightly bad weather thanks to Gustav, other than that it was beautiful. We enjoyed spending time with family and bonding and playing games and eating good food. Barbara and Sarah even made me try yoga by the sea (it's as goofy as you'd think it be!). And of course the beach and pool and long walks and shopping. It was also nice to spend some time with Tyler and Jennifer as they are working through the wedding plans. There's a good chance it will be in Destin so we had a fun time driving around and checking out resorts and restaurants and whatnot.
Other weekend highlights included:
- Game day Saturday! Go Dawgs! We watched the Dawgs beat up on Central Michigan with Kevin, Colleen, and Baby Lucas
-Sunday morning nap time, going in to pick up Ryan and seeing him standing in the crib waiting on me!
-Renewing our vows at MLC as part of the marriage project series
-Ryan eating pancakes with Grandpa Sunday morning
- Mom and I playing a great, but unfortunately losing, tennis match
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Ryan looks more like Mommy!!
I saw this on David's website and thought it looked like fun. But wow, I didn't expect this result. I bet no one saw this coming! This makes my day! :)
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Destin
Just a quick blog to let you know I probably won't be blogging for awhile. We are headed to Destin! And yes, we'll be safe, it looks like Gustav is headed way west of us. We're excited to spend some time with family on the beach.
We had a great weekend. My sister and her fiancee were here and we got to go with them to see their wedding site, Flint Hill. They finalized everything and are set for Aug 1 of 2009. Still hard to believe my baby sister's getting married! After that we had dinner with my parents and my aunt, uncle, and mom's cousins who were all in time for a miniature family reunion of sorts. It was great to visit with everyone and listen to them reminiscence about growing up together. Old pictures were even dug out; it was grand fun. We had some super yummy food including hiffakickles! Thanks mom and dad for hosting us all!
Anyways, to bed now, we are hoping to leave at 5am...
We had a great weekend. My sister and her fiancee were here and we got to go with them to see their wedding site, Flint Hill. They finalized everything and are set for Aug 1 of 2009. Still hard to believe my baby sister's getting married! After that we had dinner with my parents and my aunt, uncle, and mom's cousins who were all in time for a miniature family reunion of sorts. It was great to visit with everyone and listen to them reminiscence about growing up together. Old pictures were even dug out; it was grand fun. We had some super yummy food including hiffakickles! Thanks mom and dad for hosting us all!
Anyways, to bed now, we are hoping to leave at 5am...
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Standing tall
Ryan has gotten pretty good at standing and even "walking" but always with lots of help. He's convinced the only way to pull up or walk is by using my fingers. He will crawl over to me and reach for my hand and if I don't give him my fingers, he gets super fussy. I've tried to help him see he doesn't always have to have me, but it hasn't worked. Until now.
So I set him in his room and ran to the bathroom. This is safe to do I promise. Or at least the safest thing to do. We have a babygate to keep him in and the dog out. But anyways, if I have to go, that's where I put him for a couple of unsupervised minutes. This afternooon when I came back to join him in his room, he was standing up holding onto his airplane and just chilling. I couldn't decide if I was surprised or scared or proud or what. But there he was none the less. I imagine he finally pulled up on his beautifully bright red Bulldog rocking chair. I've sort of showed him he could do it that way, but with me in the room all he had ever wanted was me to pull him up. Once he's up he walks from the chair to the toy chest to the airplane to his piano with no troubles at all.
So I set him in his room and ran to the bathroom. This is safe to do I promise. Or at least the safest thing to do. We have a babygate to keep him in and the dog out. But anyways, if I have to go, that's where I put him for a couple of unsupervised minutes. This afternooon when I came back to join him in his room, he was standing up holding onto his airplane and just chilling. I couldn't decide if I was surprised or scared or proud or what. But there he was none the less. I imagine he finally pulled up on his beautifully bright red Bulldog rocking chair. I've sort of showed him he could do it that way, but with me in the room all he had ever wanted was me to pull him up. Once he's up he walks from the chair to the toy chest to the airplane to his piano with no troubles at all.
This photo is actually from Tuesday (when he still needed my help), but it's very similar to what I was greeted to this afternoon.
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